EDUCreations is a free safe service that can be used on the iPad or on a PC. Users can create an engaging presentation using an interactive whiteboard. These presentations are hosted by EDUCreations and the user can choose to make them public or private. The presentations can be shared via e-mail, sharing the link to the video, or embedding the video in a website. Teachers are able to create presentations for their classroom, their website, or concept reinforcement. EDUCreations asks educators to classify their video by curriculum area and these videos can be shared between educators.
Benefits of EDUCreations
The benefits for teachers and students are as follows.
create classroom lessons and tutorials that can be referenced at any time
a free service that hosts all of your saved videos
check for student understanding through creation of tutorials on a specific concept
pictures/animations can be imported into your presentation (saved to your computer, taken with the camera, or from DropBox)
typed or hand written text is available
Constraints of EDUCreations The EDUCreations app is currently only available on the iPad. In the future this app may be available on Android based tablets, but currently it is not.
EDUCreations currently does not allow students to create their own lessons, but they can using the teacher account. The teacher would have to preview all lessons before they are made public, posted to a website, or sharing the link.
When using the interactive whiteboard through the website it can be difficult to draw using the mouse. The EDUCreations team recommends using an inexpensive tablet that can be connected to your computer. Check out their recommendation HERE.
How To Use EDUCreations
This easy to follow video shows the ease of using EDUCreations. Please watch this before beginning.
Create an account with EDUCreations through the website or by downloading the app from the app store. Provide a valid email address so that you can verify your account.
Download the app to your iPad if you have not done so already.
Create a new lesson, and choose the type of paper that you want to use: plain white, lined, graph, or coordinate paper.
Create a presentation that can be used in your classroom, including voice. (diagramming a sentence, showing a drawing technique, steps for solving a math equation)
When you have finished please save your lesson and make it a private presentation. You have classify it into a content area and you may want to put a description for future reference.
Make note of the location of the embed code, for future use in your website.
Be sure to go to the website and go through your content area and see what other educators have created!
Description of EDUCreations
EDUCreations is a free safe service that can be used on the iPad or on a PC. Users can create an engaging presentation using an interactive whiteboard. These presentations are hosted by EDUCreations and the user can choose to make them public or private. The presentations can be shared via e-mail, sharing the link to the video, or embedding the video in a website. Teachers are able to create presentations for their classroom, their website, or concept reinforcement. EDUCreations asks educators to classify their video by curriculum area and these videos can be shared between educators.Benefits of EDUCreations
The benefits for teachers and students are as follows.Constraints of EDUCreations
The EDUCreations app is currently only available on the iPad. In the future this app may be available on Android based tablets, but currently it is not.
EDUCreations currently does not allow students to create their own lessons, but they can using the teacher account. The teacher would have to preview all lessons before they are made public, posted to a website, or sharing the link.
When using the interactive whiteboard through the website it can be difficult to draw using the mouse. The EDUCreations team recommends using an inexpensive tablet that can be connected to your computer. Check out their recommendation HERE.
How To Use EDUCreations
This easy to follow video shows the ease of using EDUCreations. Please watch this before beginning.Original Artifact of EDUCreations
Classroom Uses for EDUCreations
Student Uses
Teacher Uses